tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post452147966888307193..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Bishop of Maryland on Marriage EqualitySUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-51870050042779739942012-03-13T15:36:21.368-07:002012-03-13T15:36:21.368-07:00Ron F ... do the words "Philadelphia 11"...Ron F ... do the words "Philadelphia 11" mean anything to you?SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-16400764361368969602012-03-13T15:34:57.913-07:002012-03-13T15:34:57.913-07:00uffda51, what's an " authoritarian"?...uffda51, what's an " authoritarian"?RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-43641569007123634592012-03-13T15:34:03.398-07:002012-03-13T15:34:03.398-07:00Susan - stating that a number of other Bishops hav...Susan - stating that a number of other Bishops have done this kind of thing sidesteps answering my question. The fact that other people have acted sinfully does not excuse doing so oneself.<br /><br />uffda51:<br /><br /><i>By whose authority should we continue this discrimination?</i><br /><br />Authority to set policy and doctrines in the Episcopal Church lies with General Convention and none RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-54390470766884156492012-03-07T10:09:42.834-08:002012-03-07T10:09:42.834-08:00As much as authoritarians would like to, marriage ...As much as authoritarians would like to, marriage equality cannot be denied by invoking words such as Constitution and Canons, exclusively, oath, violated, power, authority, subservient, conformance, etc.<br /><br />Marriage equality is about ending millennia of discrimination against a statistical minority. By whose authority should we continue this discrimination? Kirk Cameron? The Yes on 8 uffda51https://www.blogger.com/profile/11395027089123943228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-71180899706769480082012-03-06T17:40:19.121-08:002012-03-06T17:40:19.121-08:00@Patricia ... I just cut and pasted it off the cop...@Patricia ... I just cut and pasted it off the copy ... must have been their typo.SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-43695874545646061032012-03-06T16:45:16.008-08:002012-03-06T16:45:16.008-08:00PS -- Did you miss that the Bishop of Washington d...PS -- Did you miss that the Bishop of Washington did the same thing?SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-4089889245539519072012-03-06T16:40:20.331-08:002012-03-06T16:40:20.331-08:00Seriously ... have you missed a memo or two?
Four...Seriously ... have you missed a memo or two?<br /><br />Four of the six New York bishops authorized the same thing back in July:<br /><br />http://inchatatime.blogspot.com/2011/07/its-never-wrong-time-to-say-thank-you.html<br /><br />... as did the bishops of Los Angeles and California in 2008.<br /><br />And while I'm sure I've written something about the conflict in the canons on SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-34688098744493267342012-03-06T15:29:42.895-08:002012-03-06T15:29:42.895-08:00Seriously - where is his authority to do this?Seriously - where is his authority to do this?RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-42169832233846949782012-03-06T15:05:52.297-08:002012-03-06T15:05:52.297-08:00Interesting. Here's a quote from Canon 18 of ...Interesting. Here's a quote from Canon 18 of the Episcopal Church's Constitution and Canons:<br /><br />"CANON 18: Of the Solemnization of Holy Matrimony<br />Sec. 1. Every Member of the Clergy of this Church shall conform to<br />the laws of the State governing the creation of the civil status of<br />marriage, and also to the laws of this Church governing the<br />solemnization ofRonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-54853684413342752552012-03-02T05:16:57.843-08:002012-03-02T05:16:57.843-08:00He really said "this bill this bill"? Or...He really said "this bill this bill"? Or is that your typo?Patricia Brushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287784822349193106noreply@blogger.com